Ecuador vs Gambia: Number of child deaths
Ecuador
3,489 deaths
in 2024
Gambia
3,451 deaths
in 2024
Ecuador rank
78th
Gambia rank
80th
Number of child deaths over time
- Ecuador
- Gambia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3,489 deaths against 3,451 deaths in Gambia, a difference of 38 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Gambia ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,277 deaths | 6,894 deaths | 26,382 deaths | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 30,449 deaths | 7,070 deaths | 23,379 deaths | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 21,157 deaths | 7,630 deaths | 13,528 deaths | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 13,358 deaths | 7,478 deaths | 5,880 deaths | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 7,866 deaths | 5,884 deaths | 1,983 deaths | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4,988 deaths | 4,667 deaths | 321.4 deaths | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 3,702 deaths | 3,626 deaths | 76.8 deaths | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Ecuador or Gambia?
- Ecuador, at 3,489 deaths against 3,451 deaths in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Ecuador and Gambia?
- 38 deaths, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Gambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Gambia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Gambia ranks 80th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .